You also need to decide befor you do b) if there will be any RODC's put into play at any point in the future. If so there is another adprep step needed. Like Phil said it is easy to do just like the 2000 to 2003 but you do have a couple of more decisions to make up front.
I left the 2003 DC running at my last site without issue but is you really want to retire it do what Richard says and dcpromo it out. Jon On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Phil Brutsche <[email protected]> wrote: > If this domain controller isn't doing anything but then it is really > very simple, and not any different than a 2000 -> 2003 upgrade: > > a) adprep to get the AD schema up-to-date > b) dcpromo the 2008 box to make it a DC > c) transfer FSMO roles to 2008 box > d) shut down 2003 DC > > Burian, Matthew J. (mjb) wrote: > > All, > > > > I am currently in the process of planning the migration of a primary > > domain controller running Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server > > 2008. The 2003 server is running on hardware that is going to be > > retired, and the 2008 server will be installed on new hardware. I > > need to get all of the AD services and data up and running on the 2008 > > box so that I can pull the 2003 box out and the 2008 will take over > > with as little downtime as possible. > > > > Has anyone had experience doing this recently and could share some > > techniques that worked well? In theory, I was thinking that I would > > leave the 2003 server running, install the 2008 server and connect it > > to the domain as a member server, then transfer all of the AD/DNS data > > to the 2008 box and promote it to a DC. However, I am not sure of the > > best way to accomplish this task. Any input would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [email protected] > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
